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#e49b0f Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e49b0f (Gamboge) is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 60.78% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.02% magenta, 93.42% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 39.44°, with 87.65% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA).

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3997

Complementary

  1. #e49b0f
  2. #0f58e4

Split complementary

  1. #e49b0f
  2. #0fc2e4
  3. #310fe4

Analogous

  1. #e4310f
  2. #e49b0f
  3. #c2e40f

Triadic

  1. #e49b0f
  2. #0fe49b
  3. #9b0fe4

Tetradic

  1. #e49b0f
  2. #58e40f
  3. #0f58e4
  4. #9b0fe4

Square

  1. #e49b0f
  2. #0fe431
  3. #0f58e4
  4. #e40fc2

Monochromatic

  1. #543906
  2. #9c6a0a
  3. #e49b0f
  4. #f3ba4c
  5. #f8d694

Shades

#e49b0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e49b0f
  2. #cd8c0e
  3. #b67c0c
  4. #a06d0b
  5. #895d09
  6. #724e08
  7. #5b3e06
  8. #442f05
  9. #2e1f03
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#e49b0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e49b0f
  2. #e7a527
  3. #e9af3f
  4. #ecb957
  5. #efc36f
  6. #f2cd87
  7. #f4d79f
  8. #f7e1b7
  9. #faebcf
  10. #fcf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e49b0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e49b0f
  2. #da981a
  3. #d09626
  4. #c69331
  5. #bc903c
  6. #b28e48
  7. #a88b53
  8. #9e885e
  9. #948569
  10. #8a8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b119 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f98884 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ca9d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3a815 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f19069 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e49b0f {
  color: #e49b0f;
}
Background
.bg-e49b0f {
  background-color: #e49b0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e49b0f {
  border: 2px solid #e49b0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e49b0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 155 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 88% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e49b0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e49b0f, #c2e40f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e49b0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 155 15 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.91 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.10 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.55 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.55 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.38 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.55 #1b64f0 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e49b0f  rgb(228, 155, 15)  hsl(39, 88%, 48%)  Gamboge
#0f58e4  rgb(15, 88, 228)  hsl(219, 88%, 48%)  Sapphire
#0fe49b  rgb(15, 228, 155)  hsl(159, 88%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#9b0fe4  rgb(155, 15, 228)  hsl(279, 88%, 48%)  Blue Violet